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Want to dig a little deeper? Each month veteran analyst Martin Brampton exposes the seldom-discussed forces at play in the most prominent and controversial IT issues of the day.
The Brampton Factor: Licensed to bill
Have software licences and anti-piracy gone too far?
The Brampton Factor: Open source 'brotherhood' closed to co-operation
Where's the real sharing?
The Brampton Factor: Do great firms innovate?
Huge mergers like Microsoft's Yahoo! bid just destroy economic value…
The Brampton Factor: Why big government IT projects fail
...and will probably continue to do so
The Brampton Factor: Software costs under pressure
But will they really fall?
The Brampton Factor: Chinese whispers
What lies behind accusations of hacking and faulty goods levelled against China?
The Brampton Factor: Microsoft vs EU
Who's the real winner?
Brampton Factor: Bringing tech to the developing world
Are we doing more harm than good?
Brampton Factor: Public sector woes
IT should be able to help, shouldn't it?
Brampton Factor: Ageism myths
There's no reason all ages can't work together
Brampton Factor: Network convergence is no simple task
What you need to consider
Brampton Factor: Customer woes
Are we really so insignificant?
Brampton Factor: Vista complaints
It's not 'green', it's pricey - and what does it say about modern software development?
Brampton Factor: CIO ideology
Should IT chiefs be concerned with ends - not just means?
Brampton Factor: What's so great about one telecoms provider?
Customer service certainly leaves something to be desired in the converged world
Brampton Factor: Data theft a warning
More about society than security
Brampton Factor: Don't get your hopes up for BT's 21CN
Without some major political and social changes, history is set to repeat itself
Brampton Factor: NHS IT - can this project be saved?
The prognosis looks poor...
Brampton Factor: Man and machine
Computers are not perfect but neither are people
Brampton Factor: IT and the environment - friend or foe?
We're heading down a catastrophic path...
Brampton Factor: You call this an information society?
We've got neither the dispersal of information nor the benefits to society
Brampton Factor: Fighting e-crime
Clarity needed for this grey area
Brampton Factor: Are Google, IBM and Microsoft really rivals?
If so, which is the most vulnerable?
Devil's Advocate: Open source for government
Why it'd be a winning combination...
Devil's Advocate: Life after DRM doesn't look so bad
Imagine the possibilities...
Devil's Advocate: Ethics before profit
It shouldn't be limited to censorship in China...
Devil's Advocate: Customer service - an oxymoron?
Tales from online grocery hell...
Martin Brampton is founder of Black Sheep Research, an independent consultancy providing research, writing and speaking services on a wide range of business and technology issues. Martin was previously a director at Bloor Research, and has worked with IT as a user and analyst for over 20 years. He is a longtime contributor to silicon.com and his blog can be found on his website.
Gartner Emerging Trends Symposium/ITxpo
Gartner Emerging Trends Symposium/ITxpo in Barcelona is all about change, emerging trends and the shock of the new. We’ve analyzed and organized dozens of significant trends and built our new program around Six Megatrends that will change the way you do business and deploy technology.
12 - 15 May, Palau de Congressos de Catalunya, Barcelona, UK
IDC's Enterprise Datacentre Conference
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22 May, Hotel Russell, London, UK
Gartner Outsourcing & IT Services Summit
Mastering Multisourcing - A Business Imperative
Outsourcing using several suppliers is a model that is increasingly being used by many organizations to enhance performance and improve competitiveness. Whilst reaping the immediate benefits gained, it is imperative that you put in place processes and plans to avoid any pitfalls that may be encountered.
The Gartner Outsourcing & IT Services Summit, 2-4 June 2008, London focuses on mastering multisourcing. In four tracks, plus two virtual tracks spread across three days, nineteen Gartner analysts will present the latest research and advice on how to make the multisourced environment operate at peak performance.
2 June - 4 May, Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, UK
Forrester’s IT Forum
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10 - 13 June, Hotel Cascais Miragem, Lisbon, Rest of the World
CIO Agenda 2008
The exclusive silicon.com CIO Agenda 2008 survey looks at the CIO's tech shopping list for the year, examines whether IT budgets are rising or falling and reveals what the pain points are for tech chiefs this year. Find out more in our latest special report.
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